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AMR chief executive receives $5.4 million for 2006 Reuters – Friday April 20, 7:05 pm ET CHICAGO (Reuters) – The chief executive at AMR Corp. received $5.4 million for 2006,…

Ah, nothing like the smell of tulips in the air. Or the sight of dogwoods blooming. Or the vision of airline employees marching against management. This week, American Airlines was…

      April 19, 2007    Protest over executive pay at American Airlines Union employees at American Airlines are making noise over executive pay packages ??? a drumbeat which…

Former flight attendants picket American Airlines By Tim LoganST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH04/18/2007 Fuming flight attendants took to the terminal at Lambert Field Tuesday,throwing up pickets against American Airlines. Their beef? More…

Rebounding Airline: White-collar bonuses blasted: AA logs another profit By D.R. STEWART, Tulsa World Staff Writer 4/19/2007  AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, posted a first-quarter net profit of…

American Airlines' unions time protests to management bonuses 07:31 PM CDT on Wednesday, April 18, 2007By DAVID KOENIGThe Associated PressDALLAS — Leaning on crutches, Kelli Hughes, a Boeing 737 captain…

American Airlines pilots protest manager stock bonuses By TREBOR BANSTETTER and DAVID WETHESTAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Nearly 900 top managers and executives at American Airlines will receive stock bonuses Thursday valued…

Southwest's flight attendants join protests against American Dallas Business Journal – 11:51 AM CDT Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Southwest Airlines' flight attendants are joining a protest against bonuses for American…

Southwest Attendants Back Counterparts Tuesday April 17, 5:47 pm ET Southwest Flight Attendants Back Fellow Attendants at American in Bonus Flap DALLAS (AP) — Leaders of Southwest Airlines Co.'s flight…

American Airlines Workers Hold Protest At MIA POSTED: 4:46 pm EDT April 17, 2007UPDATED: 5:14 am EDT April 18, 2007 MIAMI — American Airline workers held a demonstration at Miami…

Flight Attendants Protest American Airlines (04/17/07 — RALEIGH) – They say they made sacrifices and now they're not being rewarded for them. Tuesday morning more than two dozen frustrated American…

Labor, execs at odds over American's stock awards Unions protest, but AMR to reward execs for outperforming rival airlines 10:31 AM CDT on Tuesday, April 17, 2007By TERRY MAXON /…

Flight attendants protest executive bonuses American flight attendants protest executive bonuses By TREBOR BANSTETTER, STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER FORT WORTH — Hundreds of American Airlines flight attendants descended on the airline's…

April 13, 2007, 10:35PM Around the region Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle News Service Airlines Flight attendants protest bonuses FORT WORTH — Hundreds of American Airlines flight attendants descended on the…

Unions put pressure on again-profitable airlines Workers who took pay cuts during industry's slump are furious about rewards for executives. By Peter Pae, LA Times Staff Writer April 14, 2007…

The White Paper: "Employee Sacrifices and Collaboration at American Airlines" April 2007

April 10, 2007  American Airline managers under fire  By Anna Marie KukecDaily Herald Business Writer The union representing about 18,000 flight attendants for American Airlines is planning an informational picket…

Posted on Wed, Apr. 11, 2007 Exec bonuses rile American's ground workers By Trebor Banstetter Star-Telegram Staff Writer American Airlines and its ground workers union launched an advertising blitz Tuesday…

Op/Ed Not-so-blue-skies  Star TelegramSaturday April 7, 2007 Will this be the final straw? More than four years ago, American Airlines' management and its labor groups entered into the unfamiliar waters…

From:  PlaneBusiness, April 2007  A few weeks ago, Holly Hegeman wrote an article in "PlaneBusiness" giving Gerard Arpey the "Ron Allen Award" for worst CEO of the year. She's written…

Associated PressAhead of the Bell: AMR Corp.Associated Press 03.27.07, 8:12 AM ET American airlines' workers are miffed about stock bonuses being awarded five top executives at the recovering carrier, according…

Union plans pickets over bonus plan By TREBOR BANSTETTER, STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Flight attendants at American Airlines plan to picket at airports and rally at their union headquarters this month…

American's labor relations on the rocks over executive bonuses Last Update: Apr 7, 2007 6:55 AM Dave Koenig, AP FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Union leaders have many ways to…

Source: Plane BusinessBanter Holly Hegeman, Editor And The Winner Is… It's that time again. Time to award the 2007 PlaneBusiness Ron Allen Airline Management Award. Unlike most years, in which…

It doesn't smell like team spirit Ft. Worth Star Telegram By Mitchell Schnurman Star-Telegram Staff Writer American Airlines figured out a better way to run an airline. Why can't it…

American's flight attendants prepare for protest Dallas Business Journal – 5:58 PM CDT Wednesday, April 4, 2007 The union representing American Airlines flight attendants is planning nationwide protests of bonuses…

Management vs. Labor Ft. Worth Star Telegram Op-Ed Paul Stouffer AA 777 Captain The various unions at American Airlines seem to have difficulty getting their message out. (See March 14…